U.S.-led coalition forces kicked ass on the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan killing more than 30 of the Taliban as they fled the area where 10 French troops had been killed two days ago. Let's look at a couple of details on the operation from the article at Breitbart:
Well, I don't buy it. I think this is retaliation for the French loss and I agree with it 100 percent. It's not surprising to see the denials of retaliation but you have to admit it is highly coincidental that after the French slayings, it just so happens that a huge bombing run on the Taliban happens in the same area.
It's my prediction that we will see a similar headline tomorrow as I am positive that the coalition is going to send a huge statement to the Taliban - that the attack on the French will be dealt with and the only thing the Taliban can do to make up for that attack is to pile their dead six feet high.
In this war, it has to be clear that when the Taliban see the "success" that they had against the French, that all Taliban in the general area of that operation will be eradicated. The fact is that there has to be seeds of doubt planted with the Taliban that an operation to ambush and kill substantial coalition troops will end up being a suicide mission for the Taliban.
And finally, the leader of the Taliban who directed the French ambush, has to be taken out - no matter at what cost and what time frame.
Lutfullah Mashal, the governor of Laghman province, said coalition bombs targeted fighters fleeing the valley where an attack killed 10 French soldiers on Monday.
Wednesday's bombing on the border of Laghman and Kabul provinces wasn't directly in retaliation for the ambush, Mashal said. The militants targeted in this attack had been involved in "repeated attacks on the highways. They burned tankers repeatedly," he said.
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, Capt. Scott Miller, said the bombing was in the same area as the French attack but "it wasn't a retaliation."
"I think it goes to show there's a lot of bad guys out there," Miller said.
Well, I don't buy it. I think this is retaliation for the French loss and I agree with it 100 percent. It's not surprising to see the denials of retaliation but you have to admit it is highly coincidental that after the French slayings, it just so happens that a huge bombing run on the Taliban happens in the same area.
It's my prediction that we will see a similar headline tomorrow as I am positive that the coalition is going to send a huge statement to the Taliban - that the attack on the French will be dealt with and the only thing the Taliban can do to make up for that attack is to pile their dead six feet high.
In this war, it has to be clear that when the Taliban see the "success" that they had against the French, that all Taliban in the general area of that operation will be eradicated. The fact is that there has to be seeds of doubt planted with the Taliban that an operation to ambush and kill substantial coalition troops will end up being a suicide mission for the Taliban.
And finally, the leader of the Taliban who directed the French ambush, has to be taken out - no matter at what cost and what time frame.
US coalition: 30 militants killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - U.S.-led coalition troops killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan while three Polish soldiers serving with NATO forces died in a roadside blast elsewhere, officials said Thursday.
Lutfullah Mashal, the governor of Laghman province, said coalition bombs targeted fighters fleeing the valley where an attack killed 10 French soldiers on Monday.
Wednesday's bombing on the border of Laghman and Kabul provinces wasn't directly in retaliation for the ambush, Mashal said. The militants targeted in this attack had been involved in "repeated attacks on the highways. They burned tankers repeatedly," he said.
Monday's massive Taliban ambush near Kabul killed 10 French paratroopers and wounded 21 others. It was the deadliest ground attack by insurgents on foreign troops in the country since the U.S. invasion in 2001.
A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition, Capt. Scott Miller, said the bombing was in the same area as the French attack but "it wasn't a retaliation."
"I think it goes to show there's a lot of bad guys out there," Miller said.
The coalition said 200 civilians fled the area before the airstrike. More than 30 militants were killed and one militant was wounded and taken for treatment after the clash, it said.
Afghan officials said about 20 civilians were wounded in the fighting. Mashal said it wasn't clear if the coalition bombs wounded the Afghans or if Taliban fighters had.
Abdullah Fahim, spokesman for the provincial health ministry, said 21 civilians were wounded, including eight women, eight men, and five children. Laghman deputy police chief Najibullah Hotak said one civilian had died in the fight and that 20 were wounded.
The three Polish soldiers died Wednesday when a roadside bomb exploded in the central province of Ghazni, said Polish Defense Ministry spokesman Jacek Poplawski. A fourth soldier was wounded in the blast.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew to Kabul on Wednesday to pledge continued support for a war which has become bloodier and more difficult each year since the Taliban's ouster.
"A part of the world's freedom is at stake here. This is where the fight against terrorism is being waged," Sarkozy said.
Meanwhile, French Defense Minister Herve Morin responded to a Le Monde newspaper report citing survivors of the ambush that it took hours for backup to arrive, and that French troops were hit by friendly fire from NATO planes.
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